COVID-19 pandemic in Togo

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Togo in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Togo
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationTogo
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China via France or Germany
Index caseLomé
Arrival date6 March 2020
(4 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed cases896 (as of 28 July)[1]
Active cases266 (as of 28 July)[1]
Recovered612 (as of 28 July)[1]
Deaths
18 (as of 24 July)[1]

On 6 March, Togolese authorities announced the first COVID-19 case, a 42-year-old Togolese woman who travelled between Germany, France, Turkey, and Benin before returning to Togo.[2] On this date, it was reported that she was being treated in isolation and her condition was stable.[3]

On 20 March, nine more cases were confirmed in Togo.[4][5]

On 21 March, seven more cases were confirmed. All borders to the country were closed. The cities of Lomé, Tsévié, Kpalimé, and Sokodé have been quarantined starting on 20 March for two weeks.[6][7]

On 27 March, the first death occurred.[8]

COVID-19 Pandemic In Togo Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Coronavirus au Togo". covid19.gouv.tg (in français). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "Togo confirms first case of coronavirus". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. "Togo confirms first case of coronavirus". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. First, Togo. "Coronavirus: Togo reports 8 new cases". www.togofirst.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. "Togo : 8 nouveaux cas de Coronavirus confirmés". L-FRII (in français). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. "Coronavirus Update (Live): 301,100 Cases and 12,948 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Outbreak - Worldometer". worldometers.info. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. "Togo closes borders over coronavirus – FAAPA FR". FAAPA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. Médoune, SAMB (2020-03-27). "Coronavirus: Journalist Dominique Aliziou, first case of death linked to COVID-19 in Togo". Panafrican News Agency. Retrieved 2020-04-11.